Large numbers of women work in the mines in the Belgian Black Country.
They wear knicker-bockers, blouses like the men's, and a handkerchief
tied over their hair to keep out as much coaldust as possible.
Their conditions of life, once very bad, are gradually improving

GOSSIPS LIKE HOODED CROWS FOREGATHERING IN THE SUNSHINE

This is a very characteristic view of the general planning and
architecture of Valletta, the rectangular open space approached by
flights of steps and flanked by right-lined, flat-roofed stone buildings.
Incontrovertible identification of the spot as Maltese is furnished by
the faldetta-enveloped women gathered round the central stone for a few
minutes' rest and conversation